Student Senate commended the Year of the Woman Committee on its positive commitment to women and diversity through a collaborative effort, according to a resolution passed at last night's meeting.
With Halloween just around the corner and the infamous craziness coming to Court Street this weekend, what better time for a spooky story to get everyone in the mood for the festivities?
Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series about ghost legends around Athens.
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When many people think of this weekend's festivities, they are most likely thinking of stumbling around on Court Street, gawking at passers-by and watching for horse cops.
Ohio University President Roderick McDavis joined Athens Mayor Ric Abel at a news conference yesterday to tout non-alcoholic events and a beefed-up police presence planned for this year's Halloween celebration.
Authorities in Lima, in northwestern Ohio, will gather sex offenders this weekend to eradicate the risks of child endangerment during the two hours that local kids will be trick-or-treating through the neighborhoods.
Take one punk guitarist and a jam band bassist. Let simmer in a basement for two years. Add dashes of ingenuity and inventiveness for flavor. After two years, heave in a metal drummer. Add Cajun seasoning and stir well. Recipe will serve thousands this weekend, as Bad Mamma Jamma headlines the Halloween block party.
First, I want to assure everyone I do not want to be the Athens County Auditor. As an attorney, if I choose to run for office anytime in the future, I would find a position that would be more suitable for an attorney, not for a financial person. I find it amusing that our current auditor has chosen to make me the central theme of her campaign.
After being picked to finish ninth in the preseason Mid-American Conference coaches' poll, the Ohio soccer team has exceeded expectations this year and could secure at least a third-place finish with a win this afternoon against Akron.
For Ohio University visiting instructor Kevin Haworth, it's the little things that make a difference.
Partygoers will have an extra hour of Halloween festivities as daylight-saving time ends early Sunday morning.
We are writing in response to the negative campaign being conducted by Jimmy Stewart. Mr. Stewart's characterization of City Council's vote on the voluntary American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees payroll deduction is inaccurate and inappropriate. To call AFSCME a special interest insults city workers by insinuating they have some private agenda, when they work for the public good by keeping our streets, water, sewers, vehicles and other important city services running.
In the general election on November 7, you'll be asked to help decide who will be Ohio's next governor, Supreme Court justices, treasurer, auditor and a number of other vital positions within our great state.
Local law enforcement officers and pharmacists hope to crack down on prescription drug abusers with the help of a computer database recently implemented by the State Board of Pharmacy to track the sale of all controlled substances.
Teachers, like many adults who are in contact with children, can have a big effect on their students. Pop culture references this in movies like The Dead Poets Society and television shows like Boston Public. Programs like Teach for America encourage college students to make a difference in underperforming schools. And many of us can think of at least one teacher with fond remembrance. But while the good teacher should be celebrated and thanked for his or her service, many other factors contribute to a student's performance in the classroom and on today's ubiquitous standardized tests ' which is one of many reasons why President Bush's grants for teachers whose students' test scores rise is a mishandling of funds.
Tonight, Ohio University international students and American students will share the most memorable moment of Halloween holidays: pumpkin carving.
Athens County Commissioner Bill Theisen expressed concerns at a meeting yesterday about plans from a private developer seeking to commercialize part of Athens County's Lake Snowden area, which is run by Hocking College.
A professor implicated for advising engineering students accused of plagiarizing their theses filed a defamation suit against Ohio University yesterday.
Traveling, protesting and getting arrested are all in a day's work for political activist Medea Benjamin.
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